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CUE TIP.

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Patented Feb. 6, 1923.

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ii. r ri 'in i *fr iii) ifi a.) li rr il la e HARRY C. ATKINS, OF GREATFALLS, KONTANA, ASSIGNOR O2" OliE-lrfie TQ 123. OWENS, OF GREAT'lAl'Jl-JE?, llJON'lllNii..

CUE TU?.

Application led July 5,

To all wir/m` it may concern:

Be it known that l, HARRY C. iirniivs, a citizen ott the United States,residing at Great Falls, in the county ot Cascade and State of Montana,have invented new and usei'ul improvements in Cue Tips, olf which thefollowing is a specification.

My present invention has reference to an improved billiard cue tip.

My object is to produce, in a device of this character, means whereby anair cushion is provided between the tip and the end oi' a cue.

A further object is to produce a means ior attaching a tipto a cue whichwill obviate the necessity of the employment of glue and the use oiclamps in holding the tip on the cue during the drying process of theglue.

It is a still further object to produce a cue that has its end providedwith a reduced conical extension on which is arranged a metal conicalsleeve which has its bore grooved longitudinally to receive therein theparts of the cue forced outwardly from the conical extension when thesleeve is wedged thereon to aord a tight connection between the sleeveand cue, while on the sleeve there is threaded a terrule which hassecured in its outer end, in a novel manner7 the tip, the said tiphaving its inner portion in contacting engagement with the outer end otthe sleeve and the latter projecting be yond the conical extension ofthe cue`r whereby an air cushion chamber is provided between the tip andcue.

rlhe foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction,combination and operative association of parts, such as is disclosed bythe drawings which accompany and which form part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure .i is a side elevation ot' a cue in accordancewith this invention.

Figure 2 is similar view with parts in section.

Figure 3 is a substantially central longitudinal sectional perspectiveview or' the sleeve.

Figure l is a central longitudinal sectional view through the ierruleshowing the tip therein.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 55 the cue is indicated by thenumeral 1 and is 192i. serial No. J:sent/s.

of the ordinary wenden constiiictionA The cue, in the present instancellirwever` has its reduced end provided with a reduced conical extension2. @n the extension there is received the conical slee sleeve is of agreater length than extension 2, and therefore proj ecris end oi theextension. The sleev 3 has its bore provided with longitudinal groovesil that are designed to receive taerein the hunched or expanded parts ofthe wood liber which are projected from tl i. c beyond the rile end 2when the sleeve 3 is wedged on the said end 2. The sleeve at its innerand widened end is thickened on its outer surface, and the said tiicltened portion is provided with threads 6. Designed to be arrangedover the sleeve 3 is a ferrule 7. rlhe errule is also oi a hollowfrusto-conical formation and is or a greater length than the sleeve. Theterrule has its bore, at its inner and widened end provided with threads8 that engage with the threads 6 of the sleeve 3. rllhe bore ot thetei-rule is of a size to snugly engage the outer surface of the sleeveso that a tight joint is maia tained between these elements.

The :errule 7, at a slight distance 'from its outer and reduced end isprovided with au annular inwardly rounded 0roove 9 and an E3 annularcross sectionally angular lip 'l0 be- 8K5 tween the said outer end oi:xthe said groove.

The compressible tip is indicated by the numeral 11 and has its innerend reduced, at 12. rlhe outer edge ci the reduced portion 12 is formedwith an extension 13 that is rounded in cross section and which communicates with an inwardly directed angular groove 14. rlhe groot/e lais designed to receive the lip 10 of the terrule i', and the rounded orribbed portion 13 et the tip is designed to be received in the groeve 9ot the errule 7 By reference to l iQjure 2 of the drawings, it will beseen that an air pocket 15 is provided between Vthe inner end of the tip11, and the outer end et the extension 2 of the cue. This pocketprovides a dead air space and the. air therein serves as a cushion forthe tip.

It is thought that the iforegoing description(` when taken in connectionwith the drawings will Jfully set forth the construction and advantagesot the imf vement to those skilled in the art to which such inventionsrelate. and that iiurther detailed description will not be required.

Having described the invention. I claim:-

A eue having a reduced truste-conical extension at one end thereof, atruste-conical metal sleeve of a greater length than the eue extensionhaving its here grooved and designed to be wedged on the cue extension..said sleeve having its inner widened end thickened on its outer surfaceand provided with threzids e truste-conical ferr-nie ot e greater lengththan the sleeve designed to be received over the sleeve and httving` itsinner widened end interierb7 reduced and threaded to engage with thethreads or' the sleeve,

seidv -ferruie having its here adjacent to its outer end providediwithzi continuous groove and an angular head outward of the groove, a. tipon the seid end of the ferruie having e reduced portion provided with anouter bead und en inner groove to engage in the head end groove et theferrule, the said tip, When the errule is screwed 'on the sleeve1designed to Contact with the outer end oit the sleeve and to be spacedJfrom 'the end of the eue to provide an air pocket therebetween.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

HARRY C. ATKENS.

